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Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Akkadian 𒄑𒌁 (qištum, “forest, grove, woodland”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܩܝܣܐ • (qaysā) m (plural ܩܝܣܐ (qaysē))
- wood
- tree
- Synonym: ܐܝܠܢܐ
- wooden object; stick, stake
- gibbet, gallows; crucifix; (rare) stocks
- one pound weight
- ounce, two drachms
- (rare) handle (of bell, axe, etc.)
- (rare, nautical) rudder
Inflection
Derived terms
References
- “qys”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 319a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 504b
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 1364b-1365a